A Minecraft Movie Sparks Chaos in Theaters, 'CHICKEN JOCKEY!' Screams, and Even Reports of Cops Being Called

A Minecraft Movie had a monolithic opening play astatine the container bureau and sparked pandemonium wrong theaters, with popcorn being thrown, chaotic "CHICKEN JOCKEY!" screams, and adjacent reports of constabulary being called. But immoderate are saying their acquisition was ruined by the chaos.

Social media was flooded with videos showing overly enthusiastic cinemagoers screaming lines from the movie, openly filming with their phones, throwing popcorn, and clapping rowdily.

One operation successful peculiar has risen to the apical of the societal media pile: "CHICKEN JOCKEY!" Jack Black, who plays Minecraft's celebrated playable character, Steve, says the enactment successful the movie, and videos of screenings that took spot implicit the play amusement it is sending teens delirious.

The enactment is said during a country successful which Black and Jason Momoa look a cuboid Minecraft chickenhearted who is ridden by a babe zombie successful a boxing ring. Black’s Steve declares "CHICKEN JOCKEY!" aft the babe zombie falls from a crate onto the chicken; a notation to the video crippled itself, wherever definite babe zombie characters are sometimes recovered riding a chicken.

Given these fans had already seen the chickenhearted jockey country via a Minecraft trailer released successful February, they were primed for merchandise erstwhile they saw the movie successful the cinema. And now, the chickenhearted jockey enactment has taken connected a beingness of its own, going viral connected societal media which successful crook is fueling adjacent much aggravated reaction.

the minecraft movie is genuinely 1 of the worst movies i’ve ever seen but the cosmopolitan absorption to “chicken jockey” im seeing made it each worthy it. pic.twitter.com/0mxgliSYEp

— ollie 🧡🤍🩷 (@ollie_twt) April 5, 2025

One idiosyncratic who filmed the reaction, X / Twitter idiosyncratic @ollie_twt, described the scenes: "the radical down maine took their shirts disconnected arsenic good arsenic the ones successful the beforehand that were standing. That was by acold the loudest theatre I’ve ever been successful and it was awesome."

Happened to overhear a Chicken Jockey infinitesimal pic.twitter.com/TUvwMqrZRq

— Loke🌻 (@InsaneLoke) April 5, 2025

One Tik-Tok video viewed by IGN shows a idiosyncratic carrying different connected their shoulders, mimicking the chickenhearted jockey itself. Another video, below, shows a teen lasting acceptable to propulsion 2 popcorn buckets implicit the assemblage during the chickenhearted jockey scene.

@theeggyhippo CHICKEN JOCKEY! 🗣️🔥🔥🔥#minecraftmovie #chickenjockey #chickenjockeycinemareaction #minecraft #movie ♬ archetypal dependable - TheEggyHippo

Another shows akin popcorn-throwing scenes:

@eddie_vikings13 #chickenjockey #minecraftmovie #fyp #viral @Brennan ♬ archetypal dependable - eddie_vikings13

There are adjacent reports of constabulary being called to eject members of the audience, and complaints from theatre employees who person taken to societal media and online forums to accidental radical throwing drinks and popcorn makes their jobs adjacent harder.

@salesmenpod This full nighttime was surreal and 1 of the astir unforgettable movie experiences I’ve ever had. . . #minecraft #movie #minecraftmovie #chicken #jockey #chickenjockey #fyp #viral #reaction #funny #meme #moviereview #featureme #clips #comedy #video #videogames #games #game ♬ archetypal dependable - Salesmen: After Hours

While it’s wide a important information of the Minecraft movie assemblage is loving each the chaos, determination are a fig of fans who person expressed vexation that their acquisition was ruined by each the shouting and clapping.

I request to know, are determination radical who really bask watching a movie similar this? pic.twitter.com/v9NSSe0sqd

— Andrew (Toycat) (@ibxtoycat) April 5, 2025

Then determination are the bemused assemblage members who aren't successful connected the joke. Parents taking their young children, friends and household members who aren't as... online arsenic the remainder of us.

@ickysnotbubble_ the assemblage was truthful hype 🔥 #minecraftmovie #minecraftmoviememe ♬ QKThr - Aphex Twin

Warner Bros. volition nary uncertainty beryllium delighted by the virality of A Minecraft Movie, of course, arsenic it heads into its 2nd weekend. It’s already secured an unthinkable $301 cardinal during opening weekend. Could it yet bushed The ace Mario Bros. Movie arsenic the highest-grossing video crippled adaptation of each time?

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